It’s a big day in the city as the Chicago Bears prepare to take on the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field.
The Bears, who are coming off a huge comeback win over the Green Bay Packers, are hoping to keep their season alive as they take on the NFL’s best offense in frigid weather on the lakefront, and they’ll have a tall task ahead of them.
The Rams have the NFL’s leading passer in Matthew Stafford, who threw for 4,707 yards this season, but they also have the league’s top overall offense, averaging nearly 400 yards per game during the regular season.
If the Bears, who are slight underdogs despite being the home team in the game, can pull off the victory on Sunday, what happens next? Here’s a breakdown.
Who does the winner of this game face in the NFC Championship Game?
The winner of Sunday’s game between the Rams and Bears will earn a trip to the Pacific Northwest, where they will face the high-flying Seattle Seahawks next Sunday.
That game is set for 5:30 p.m. on January 25, and will air on Fox.
The Seahawks thrashed the San Francisco 49ers 41-6 on Sunday in the Divisional Round, with Rashid Shaheed scoring a 95-yard kickoff return touchdown and Kenneth Walker racking up three rushing touchdowns in the blowout victory.
If the Bears face the Seahawks, it would mark the third time in franchise history that the teams have met in the postseason. The Bears have won the previous two meetings in 2007 and 2011, with both games taking place at Soldier Field.
If the Rams win, it would also mark the third time they’ve faced the Seahawks in the postseason, and they too have won both previous meetings, including in 2005 and in 2021. Both of those games were played in Seattle.
The Bears have not played the Seahawks this season, while the Rams played them tough in both games they contested. Los Angeles won 21-19 at SoFi Stadium in November, then the Seahawks got revenge with a 38-37 win in a Thursday night thriller in Seattle.
What about the AFC Championship Game?
Next week’s AFC title game will be contested at 2 p.m. Central time, and will air on CBS.
The game will be hosted by the Denver Broncos, who defeated the Buffalo Bills 33-30 in overtime on Saturday.
Unfortunately for the Broncos they will be without star quarterback Bo Nix, who broke a bone in his ankle in the late stages of that game. They will be forced to turn to backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who hasn’t attempted a pass this season.
The Broncos will welcome the winner of Sunday’s game between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots to the Mile High City next week. New England and Houston boast two of the league’s best defenses, so it will be a fascinating battle to see whether Drake Maye and CJ Stroud can overcome those obstacles to advance to the conference title game.
When is Super Bowl LX?
This year’s Super Bowl will take place on Sunday, February 8 at 5:30 p.m. Central time. The game will be contested at Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium, home
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